Dale Earnhardt Jr Leaves Out Hendrick Motorsports Star in Favor of JGR Duo Denny Hamlin & Bell in His NASCAR Championship 4

Published 10/13/2022, 9:45 AM EDT

Only a handful of races remain before the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series champion is declared. Meanwhile, Dale Earnhardt Jr and Dale Jarrett seemed to have omitted a Hendrick Motorsport star from their pick for the round of four. The fans, however, noticed that only Nate Ryan believed in Hendrick’s prodigy.

NASCAR on NBC posted an image depicting their picks, and the caption read, “@DaleJr & @DaleJarrett got a chance to revise their Championship 4 picks from the start of the playoffs. @NateRyan is sticking with his.”

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'@DaleJr & @DaleJarrett got a chance to revise their Championship 4 picks from the start of the playoffs.@NateRyan is sticking with his. pic.twitter.com/7qLtQOJwdd
— NASCAR on NBC (@NASCARonNBC) October 12, 2022

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It seems that both former NASCAR drivers have managed to not keep William Byron in their top contention. Whereas, Nate Ryan who did not change his initial pick, which included Byron, appears as if he has already seen the future.

Fans React to Dale Earnhardt Jr and Jarrett Leaving William Byron Out of Their Picks

Fans spotted that the two former drivers had omitted William Byron from their pick and took over the comments to express their thoughts.

Fans believed that William Bryon did have a shot since he has historically been good at the upcoming tracks. Most of them agreed with Ryan’s original and current top-four pick since it had two Chevy drivers and two Toyota drivers in it.

Nate Ryan knew something nobody else did and I love him for it. I commend you @nateryan
— ⚡️⚡️BOLTS SZN⚡️⚡️ JustinWRLD (@cowloverjam) October 12, 2022

Everyone hating on byron smh
— Sam Hall (@samh8876) October 12, 2022

Elliott, Hamlin, Logano, Byron Darkhorses: Bell and Blaney. I wanted to say Bell for final four, but Byron does decent in the tracks ahead.
— wvwraith (@wvwraith) October 13, 2022

I'm with Nate Ryan. I think it'll be 2 Chevy teams, Elliott for sure, Byron likely, one Toyota team, likely Hamlin & one Ford team, likely Logano. It could be Blaney & Bell instead but gotta lean with experience. Briscoe luck WILL run out & Chastain is still owed payback.
— CRJ (@CJJohns37859982) October 13, 2022

As long as Jr. doesn’t talk about it. Painful.
— Mike Hollingsworth (@CoachHolly7) October 13, 2022

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Y'all thought Nate was crazy but who's laughing now 😂🤣
— Doesn't Matter (@m07758405) October 12, 2022

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With the upcoming race at Las Vegas, we hope to see Denny Hamlin, Chase Elliott, William Byron, and Joey Logano fight for the top spots. If all goes well, perhaps we could assume that Nate Ryan did have a sneak peek into the future. Who would you pick as your top four for the championship as we head into the next race at Vegas? Let us know in the comments section.

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Srijan Mandal is a NASCAR author at EssentiallySports. He is currently pursuing his Master’s in Journalism and has been writing for his own blog as well, covering NASCAR, F1, F2, W Series, MotoGP, DTM, IndyCar, WRC, and WEC. Following motorsports for more than a decade, he has become a devout supporter of McLaren Racing, Jimmie Johnson, Jeff Gordon, Bubba Wallace, Sir Lewis Hamilton, and Ayrton Senna.

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Nizamul Haque Bhuyan